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Feasibility and economic impact of a clinical pathway for pap test utilization in Gynecologic Oncology practice
Document Type
Report
Source
Gynecologic Oncology. June, 2008, Vol. 109 Issue 3, p388, 6 p.
Subject
Women -- Health aspects
Medical tests
Medical economics
Pap test
Language
English
ISSN
0090-8258
Abstract
To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2008.01.006 Byline: Antonio Santillan (a), Linda Govan (a), Marianna L. Zahurak (b), Teresa P. Diaz-Montes (a), Robert L. Giuntoli (a), Robert E. Bristow (a)(c) Keywords: Pap test; Surveillance; Healthcare costs Abstract: To evaluate the feasibility and impact on cost to the U.S. healthcare system of implementing a clinical pathway for Pap test utilization in screening and surveillance of gynecologic cancers in a university-based gynecologic oncology practice. Author Affiliation: (a) The Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (b) Department of Biostatistics, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (c) Department of Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Article History: Received 13 August 2007